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17 MAR 17 by
flodur
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Mary Lawrance says below of the pdicture: Rosa damascena!
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#1 of 3 posted
17 MAR 17 by
 jedmar
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The attribution is still correct, despite Miss Lawrance. If you check all of the references, you will see that in 1770, 1785, 1797 the 'Great Royal Rose' was described as a centifolia. In actual fact it was probably a centifolia-gallica-damascena hybrid.
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17 MAR 17 by
flodur
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The references mix a lot of names and "Centifolia" was often used for roses with many petals at that time. Mary Lawrance had the rose in her hands and she was able to feel and to see!
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#3 of 3 posted
17 MAR 17 by
jedmar
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As did the other authors of the time. Most of the English and French sources agree on the centifolia classification. We should not forget that Mary Lawrance was a very good botanical illustrator, but her work is very limited in descriptions.
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